Event #9: $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event Day 1b | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-13-2024 17:14 UTC-5

Punsri Spikes the River to Double Through Lonis

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Punnat Punsri raised to 18,000 in middle position and was called by Jesse Lonis in the cutoff. They went heads up to a flop of 10♣6♦4♣ and Punsri started with a check. Lonis fired out a bet of 20,000 and Punsri check-raised to 65,000, which Lonis called.

The turn was the 7♦ and Punsri slid out a bet of 100,000. Lonis jammed all in as the bigger stack and Punsri called off his stack of 369,000.

Punnat Punsri: K♣J♣ All in
Jesse Lonis: 6♠6♣

Lonis flopped a set of sixes but was facing Punsri's flush draw with one card to come. The river was the 5♣ and Punsri spiked his flush to double through Lonis.

Just before the hand, Alan Keating also joined the table which includes Nacho Barbero and Matthew Wantman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	900,000 458,000	458,000

Alan Keating	500,000
Jesse Lonis	470,000 435,000	435,000

Tags: Alan Keating Jesse Lonis Matthew Wantman Nacho Barbero Punnat Punsri

12-13-2024 17:06 UTC-5

Ensan Left with Crumbs After Running into Flush Over Flush

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With about 70,000 in the middle the turn read K♥J♣3♥7♥ and George-Bogdan Ana checked from the small blind before Hossein Ensan tossed a bet of 39,000 across the line next to act. Anatoly Filatov was in middle position and mucked his hand before Ana check-raised to 102,000. Ensan called.

The 9♣ completed the board on the river and Ana jammed for his last 100,000. Ensan called quickly to see the Q♥10♥ of Ana. He sighed as he rolled his 5♥2♥ onto the table and paid off the bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
George-Bogdan Ana	474,000
Anatoly Filatov	452,000 452,000	452,000
Hossein Ensan	32,000 853,000	853,000

Tags: Anatoly Filatov George-Bogdan Ana Hossein Ensan

12-13-2024 16:38 UTC-5

Break Time

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Another two levels have passed and the field has continued to grow for Day 1b of the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event. Crossing the 200 entry mark, there are 179 players still battling on the felt. The players are taking another 15-minute break and will return to an 8,000 big blind when the action resumes.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Justin Bonomo Santhosh Suvarna Tamas Adamszki

12-13-2024 16:35 UTC-5

Foxen Flops a Set

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 4♠9♥K♥8♠, Quan Zhou checked from the big blind and Kristen Foxen bet in middle position. Zhou called.

Zhou checked once more on the 3♣ river and Foxen moved all in for 240,000. Zhou called, only to muck as the recent Women in Poker Hall of Fame inductee showed 9♦9♣ for a set of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	750,000 372,000	372,000

Quan Zhou	120,000 260,000	260,000

12-13-2024 16:27 UTC-5

Lococo Flops the Joint

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jianwei Lin opened to 13,000 from under the gun and was called by Alejandro Lococo in the small blind. Joni Jouhkimainen reraised to 56,000 from the big blind and both Lin and Lococo called.

The flop fell Q♠8♠2♠ and the action checked to Lin who bet 42,000. Lococo called and Jouhkimainen tagged along as well. The 4♥ landed on the turn and Lin fired out another bet of 180,000. Lococo shipped all in for 418,000 which got Jouhkimainen to fold but Lin quickly called.

Lococo turned over A♠6♠ for a flush while Lin held 8♥8♣ for a set of eights. The 6♦ on the river did not pair the board and Lococo held on for a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	1,140,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	454,000 46,000	46,000

Jianwei Lin	310,000 381,000	381,000

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Jianwei Lin Alejandro Lococo

12-13-2024 15:49 UTC-5

Bonomo Goes Bigger and Bigger

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised it up on the button and Lei Yu called from the big. The flop came A♥K♣4♠ and Yu check-called a bet of 25,000 from Bonomo.

With around 80,000 in the middle, the 5♠ landed on the turn. Yu checked again and Bonomo sized up a bet of 100,000. Yu still called and the 7♣ completed the board. Yu checked for the final time and Bonomo gathered his remaining stack of 324,000 and moved it into the middle. Yu went into the tank for a couple of minutes but decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	604,000 131,000	131,000

Lei Yu	373,000

Tags: Lei Yu Justin Bonomo

12-13-2024 15:14 UTC-5

Wasserson's Kings Hold Against Suvarna

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Eric Wasserson opened 9,000 under the gun, the hijack and small blind called before Santhosh Suvarna put in a three-bet to 45,000 from the big blind. Wasserson put in four-bet to 110,000, forcing both the hijack and small blind to fold while Suvarna made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♠J♦10♠, and Suvarna check-raised a bet of 65,000 to 165,000. Wasserson quickly splashed his 375,000 across the line and Suvarna called.

Eric Wasserson: K♣K♠ All in
Santhosh Suvarna: A♦10♥

Wasserson's kings were able to hold as the board completed with the Q♦ turn and 8♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	994,000 510,000	510,000

Santhosh Suvarna	600,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Santhosh Suvarna

12-13-2024 14:53 UTC-5

Huni Makes the Right Call

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chris Hunichen made a big call in the final hand before first break. In a heads-up pot on a flop of 3♦5♣3♠ Dimitar Danchev checked and Hunichen bet 20,000. Danchev called.

Danchev checked again on the 10♠ turn and Hunichen sized up to 57,000. Danchev again called.

Danchev checked once more on the Q♦ river and Hunichen bet 150,000. Danchev check-raised all in for around 410,000 and Hunichen entered a deep tank that extended into the 15-minute break. Eventually, Hunichen called.

Danchev showed 5♠4♠ for a pair of fives as Hunichen revealed K♥K♦ to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	1,040,000
Dimitar Danchev	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Dimitar Danchev

12-13-2024 14:34 UTC-5

NBA Legend Flops a Full House to Crack Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the streamed feature table, Sam Greenwood opened in middle position with A♥A♦ and NBA legend Tony Parker called in the big blind with Q♦6♣.

The flop landed Q♠Q♥6♠ to smash the former San Antonio Spurs point guard with queens full of sixes Parker checked and Greenwood continued for 5,000 with his aces. Parker slow-played and called.

Parker checked on the 5♦ turn and Greewood saw no reason not to bet his aces and threw out 20,000. Parker again called.

Parker checked once more on the J♦ river and Greenwood bet 31,000. Parker check-raised to 100,000. Greenwood realized he was beat and laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Parker	319,000 181,000	181,000
Sam Greenwood	300,000 228,000	228,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Tony Parker

12-13-2024 14:16 UTC-5

First Break of the Day

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Tyler Foran

Level 2 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

There were more than 100 entries in the opening levels of the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event on Day 1b. Here is a look at the highlights from the first two levels as the players head on their first 15-minute break of the day.